patellar tendon rupture
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Etiology
- sudden deceleration with the foot planted & the knee flexed
Epidemiology
Clinical manifestations
- patella alta
- inability to actively extend knee[2]
Management
- a complete tear is diabling & repairs surgical repair (suture of infrapatellar tendon)
More general terms
References
- ↑ OrthoInfo: Patellar tendon tears American Academy of Orthopedic Surgeons http://orthoinfo.aaos.org/topic.cfm?topic=a00512
- ↑ 2.0 2.1 NEJM Knowledge+ Rheumatology